title: The benefits of surgery in the treatment of pelvic metastases.
abstract: This retrospective study analyses the benefit of surgery to patients with pelvic metastases. Forty-three patients were operated on between 1980 and 1992, 37 having intralesional and 6 extralesional resections. Thirty-nine had perioperative adjuvant therapy. Survival time was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Clinical evaluation used the Karnofsky performance status which showed improvement from 55% before operation to 74% at 3 months (p = 0.0001) and 77% after 6 months (p = 0.0001). Those having an intralesional resection had a median survival time of 13 months, a complication rate of 24% and a local recurrence rate of 19%. The comparable figures for those with extralesional resection were 16 months survival, complications in 3 out of 6, and no local recurrences. The quality of life was improved by operation and intralesional resection is preferable in most of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giurea
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ritschl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Windhager
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaider
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Helwig
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kotz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis